Class 455AA 5-Cylinder
Triple-Expansion Compound Express Passenger Locomotive
Designed by Artur Gorote
Built by RSR Works,
Bevice-Akohniçe,
Ruhnia, in 1996
Class 455AA 5-Cylinder
Triple-Expansion Compound Express Passenger Locomotive
Designed by Artur Gorote
Built by RSR Works,
Bevice-Akohniçe,
Ruhnia, in 1996
The success of the
streamlined 434DD went beyond even the optimistic expectations of the
RSR publicity team. From the occasional one-per-day specials
the luxury train offering had to be expanded to three or four trains
each way per day on some routes, notably the Kroplihne Valley line
between Bevice and Zarpsi, between Gunerad and Forihv over the "Back Door Route" and between
Lamechov and Tstaie. To cope with this increased traffic, a number of
the newer class 455A 4-8-4s was also fitted with Raymond Loewy's
shrouding.
Additional coaches also had to be provided. The streamlined specials
have made a sizeable contribution to the country's tourist revenues and
the RSR and RK now enjoy more visitors than another railway in the
world.
For a short time, some 455AAs were painted sea green, with coaches to
match, but after a few instances where there was no matching locomotive
for the coaches (or vice-versa), the whole fleet reverted to the
original forest green.
